Solve for y y/-4+5=15

$\frac{y}{- 4} + 5 = 15$

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{y}{4} + 5 = 15$

Move all terms not containing $y$ to the right side of the equation.

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Subtract $5$ from both sides of the equation.

$- \frac{y}{4} = 15 - 5$

Subtract $5$ from $15$ .

$- \frac{y}{4} = 10$

Multiply both sides of the equation by $- 4$ .

$- 4 \cdot (- \frac{y}{4}) = - 4 \cdot 10$

Simplify both sides of the equation.

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Simplify $- 4 \cdot (- \frac{y}{4})$ .

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Cancel the common factor of $4$ .

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Move the leading negative in $- \frac{y}{4}$ into the numerator.

$- 4 \cdot \frac{- y}{4} = - 4 \cdot 10$

Factor $4$ out of $- 4$ .

$4 (- 1) \cdot \frac{- y}{4} = - 4 \cdot 10$

Cancel the common factor.

$4 \cdot - 1 \cdot \frac{- y}{4} = - 4 \cdot 10$

Rewrite the expression.

$- 1 \cdot (- y) = - 4 \cdot 10$

Multiply.

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Multiply $- 1$ by $- 1$ .

$1 \cdot y = - 4 \cdot 10$

Multiply $y$ by $1$ .

$y = - 4 \cdot 10$

Multiply $- 4$ by $10$ .

$y = - 40$

Solve for y y/-4+5=15

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